Saturday 8^th September 2012

 

In a day of plenty of goals and crazy results in the York Minster Engineering Premier League, Wigginton surrendered their unbeaten record but their superior goal difference sees them head a group of four teams all on 15 points,  to stay top of the table,  and for the second Saturday on the trot,  only one home side collected maximum points. In Copmanthorpe’s last game they travelled up to Old Malton and ended their hosts 32 match unbeaten run and they have now inflicted a first home defeat in 11 games for Wigginton as well as ending their 100% start to the season. Eddie Clapham gave Grasshoppers an early lead but within two minutes Cop equalised courtesy of Danny Leach, in the second half Lee McQuade hit his 9^th goal of the season to restore Wigginton’s lead but again Cop were back on level terms within two minutes, on this occasion through Joel Dixon, and Dixon then hit his second of the game 20 minutes from time to secure a 3-2 for Copmanthorpe. Cop also registered the double over Wigginton last season.   Dunnington are now the only Premier League side with a 100% record after their comfortable 8-2 win at Poppleton which saw them extend their unbeaten run to 11 matches. Nick Moss hit both goals for the hosts with Dunnington’s tally shared between Luke Dove – his first for his new club - , Martin Playle,  and a hat-trick each for Jimmy Wilmoth and Scott Sullivan. It was the third time in their last four meetings that Dunnington have hit the back of the Pop net 8 times in a game.  Old Malton pushed their unbeaten away run to 18 games following their 3-1 win at York RI and recorded their first double of the season having already beaten RI at home 1-0 last month.  Danny Fogg gave the Ryedale side the lead at the break and though this was cancelled out by a Liam Keenaghan penalty,   goals from skipper Robbie Baker and Jon Newton earned Old Malton the win. Huntington ran amok at York St Johns as they hammered the students 10-0, James Edmund gave Huntington the lead after just five minutes before what may have been the turning point of the game,  as Huntington keeper Leon Wrigglesworth saved a penalty after which it became a procession as the visitors scored at ease with a Dave Hartas header, Chris Dyson (3) John James (2) Josh Leeming, Gary Newton and Chris Dempsey. It was York St Johns heaviest home defeat since August 2005 when they were beaten 11-0 by Huntington. Selby RSSC notched up their first ever win in the Premier League as they won 3-2 at Terrington, John Page put the visitors in front with Tim Jewitt doubling Selby’s advantage before Ben Richardson pulled a goal back for the hosts but before the break Shane Caulkill restored their two goal lead. Selby secured their second successive victory at Terrington despite a late goal from Mikey Brown. Easingwold recorded their biggest home victory since January 2005 as they thumped Nestle 7-0 with goals from James Moverley (2) George Kirk, Steve Aconley and an Angus Taylor hat-trick which included two penalties.

The craziest score-line of all was at Hamilton Panthers were the hosts trailed 7-1 before eventually losing 8-6. The Panthers goals came from Steve Jarman, Adam Brooke, Chris Scott, Mark Willoughby and Neil Hartley (2) with Riccall sharing their tally between Andy Addison,  Michael Braithwaite, Wayne Brooke, Gary Collier, Danny Rodwell, Marchin Wolski and a Paul King brace - against his old club. 

In the opening fixtures in Division One neither of the two relegated sides from the Premier League tasted victory, Wilberfoss lost 1-0 at home to Pocklington while Haxby drew 2-2 with Total Sports. Dale Waddington gave Haxby the lead before goals from Ben Brannigan and Tom Robinson swung the game in favour of the visitors but a late equaliser from Henry Robinson registered Haxby’s first draw in 32 games. Two goals from Simon Reeves helped Malton & Norton extend their unbeaten run from last season to 14 matches as the Ryedale side drew 2-2 at promoted Avia, Tom Shirley and Neil Richardson replied for the Insurance men. Since joining the league seven years ago, St Clements have never lost an opening day fixture and despite falling behind to a Graham Hutchinson goal 15 minutes from time at Tockwith, the visitors rallied to preserve their record as Scott Nicholas and a Bobby Clapham brace earned St Clements a 3-1 win. Heworth and Bishopthorpe, the two relegated sides from Division One clashed in their opening fixture in Division Two and Heworth,  who last season did the double over Bishopthorpe,  continued the trend winning 4-3 with Lee Bunce scoring all their goals. Rawcliffe suffered an opening day defeat for the first time since 2005 as they lost 3-1 at home to Thorpe, John Moss hit the solitary Rawcliffe goal. Last seasons Division Three Champions Tadcaster Magnets were within a minute of opening their campaign with a win after Andy Kitchen had given them a first half lead at Strensall, but the hosts,  who have not lost an opening day fixture since September 2004.  salvaged a draw with a last minute equaliser from Jason Heslop. The category of strangest own goal of the season has probably been claimed already !!, and the benefactors were Heslington as they drew 2-2 at Cliffe. Nathan Parker put the home side in front only for Paul Tanton to “over- hit” a back pass from 35 yards out which gave his own keeper no chance at all and duly level the game. Parker restored Cliffe’s lead before Aidan Bardy equalised to record Heslington first draw in 22 games.

In the only Division Three fixture Steve Gagen marked his debut for his new club with a hat-trick as Rufforth beat Selby Olympia 5-0,  Billy Martin and Ryan Wilson completed the nap hand for Rufforth while the only Reserve game scheduled saw Malton & Norton defeat Selby RSSC 3-0 in Reserve C with a Joe Jefferson goal sandwiched between an Ed Marwood brace.